1. (a) Applicants for a Section 3.0305 temporary license for out-of-state practitioners:

   1. (1) must have on file with the board the application;
   2. (2) must have a current, active, and unrestricted license, without any pending disciplinary matters, as a physician in another state, the District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States that has licensing requirements that are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this Act;
   3. (3) must have passed an examination accepted by the board for licensure by endorsement;
   4. (4) must be sponsored by a person licensed by the board under this Act with whom the temporary license holder may practice under this section.
2. (b) An applicant for a temporary license may be excused from the requirement of subsection (a)(4) of this section if the board determines that compliance with subsection (a)(4) of this section constitutes a hardship to the applicant.

3. (c) One §3.0305, Temporary License for Out-of-State Practitioners is valid for 180 days. This temporary license may be renewed for an additional 180 days at the discretion of the executive director. The board shall issue a license under this section to the holder of the temporary license under this section if:

   1. (1) the temporary license holder passes the examination required by the Medical Practice Act, §3.05;
   2. (2) the board verifies that the temporary license holder has satisfied the academic and experience requirements for a license;
   3. (3) the temporary license-holder has satisfied all other requirements for licensure as prescribed by §163.4 of this title (relating to Licensure by Endorsement for United States/Canadian Medical School Graduates), §163.5 of this title (relating to Licensure by Endorsement for Graduates of Unapproved Foreign Medical Schools), §163.6 of this title (relating to Procedural Rules for All Licensure Applicants), and §163.7 of this title (relating to Licensure Documentation).
4. (d) The board must assemble the documents and information necessary to process an out-of-state practitioner, who holds a temporary license under this section, application for a license not later than the 90th day after the date the temporary license for an out-of-state practitioner is issued, and complete the processing of the application not later than the 90th day after the date the documents and information are assembled. If, by the 180th day after the date the temporary license for the out-of-state practitioner under this section is issued, the board has not completed the processing of the application, the Reciprocity Committee shall review the application to determine the cause of the delay.

Source Note:The provisions of this §163.13 adopted to be effective February 18, 1994, 19 TexReg 784; amended to be effective January 12, 1996, 21 TexReg 105.